Srinagar, Feb. 25 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Project Vijayak who were maintaining the 434 Km long Srinagar-Leh highway have pressed men and machinery to make the road through for traffic.

The highway was closed last week following snow and since then work is underway to clear the road.

A senior BRO official said that they are facing tough times every year during snow clearance operation due to the massive avalanches that were triggering down at several places of Zojila Pass, Zero Point, Captain Mode, Gumri, Shaitani Nallah and Pani Matha areas.

He said despite the weather remaining challenging and the threats of avalanches in these areas, they are making all out efforts to clear snow at Zojila Pass to make the road thro...